boon

英 [buːn]

美 [buːn]

n.  非常有用的东西; 益处

复数：boons　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11528 / COCA.11451

牛津词典

noun

• 非常有用的东西；益处
  something that is very helpful and makes life easier for you
  1. The new software will prove a boon to Internet users.
     这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 给生活带来方便的事物
  You can describe something as aboonwhen it makes life better or easier for someone.
  1. It is for this reason that television proves such a boon to so many people...
     就是因为这个原因，电视才会给这么多人带来如此大的便利。
  2. This battery booster is a boon for photographers.
     这种电池充电器是摄影工作者的好帮手。

英英释义

noun

• a desirable state
  1. enjoy the blessings of peace
  2. a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors
  Synonym:blessing

adj

• very close and convivial
  1. boon companions

双语例句

• Low-cost Chinese imports have been a boon to European consumers, retailers and producers.
  低成本的中国进口产品给欧洲消费者、零售商和生产商带来了实惠。
• At last Hook had got the boon for which he craved.
  胡克总算得到了他渴望的酬报。
• The design-patterns movement has been a tremendous boon to the software development world because it supplies nomenclature and exemplars.
  设计模式由于提供了命名法和大量范例而为软件开发界带来了巨大的帮助。
• And the euro has promoted trade and price transparency-as well as being a huge practical boon.
  欧元也促进了贸易和价格透明度&这也同样是一个巨大而实用的福利。
• Cromwell secured the boon by the timely present of some choice sweetmeats to Pope Julius II.
  他不失时机地对教皇朱利乌斯二世甜言蜜语、巧言令色，确保了这一恩惠的获得。
• She has become Charles boon's steady girlfriend.
  她已经成了查尔斯布恩关系固定了的女友。
• It also has been a boon to American exporters because their goods become cheaper for customers abroad.
  它对美国出口商也是个好消息，因为它们的产品在海外的售价降低了。
• Communication technology has been proved a real boon for people around the world.
  通讯科技已经被证实对全世界的人都是一个真正的好处。
• Block trades have also proved a boon for investment banks that prefer rapid-fire deals.
  大宗交易对偏好快速交易的投行也是一大福利。
• China's embrace of globalization has been a great boon for China and the world.
  中国拥抱全球化，已经给中国和世界带来巨大实惠。